Zephaniah 3:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

For ever rebellious and rejecting correction, Jerusalem refuses to trust or obey the LORD God.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:26

In spite of this, they rebelled and disobeyed your laws. They killed your prophets, who warned them to turn back to you, and they cursed your name.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 50:17

You refused correction and rejected my commands.

Psalm 73:28

It is good for me to be near you. I choose you as my protector, and I will tell about your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 78:22

They had refused to trust him, and they had doubted his saving power.

Proverbs 1:7

Respect and obey the LORD! This is the beginning of knowledge. Only a fool rejects wisdom and good advice.

Proverbs 5:12

and shout, “I hated advice and correction!

Isaiah 1:5

Why be punished more? Why not give up your sin? Your head is badly bruised, and you are weak all over.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Isaiah 31:1

You are in for trouble if you go to Egypt for help, or if you depend on an army of chariots or a powerful cavalry. Instead you should depend on and trust the holy LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 43:22

I, the LORD, said to Israel: You have become weary, but not from worshipping me.

Isaiah 9:12

He sent the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west, and they swallowed up Israel. But even this did not stop him from being angry, so he kept on punishing them.

Jeremiah 13:25

I won't change my mind. I, the LORD, have spoken. You rejected me and worshipped false gods.

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Jeremiah 22:21

When times were good, I warned you. But you ignored me, just as you have done since Israel was young.

Jeremiah 35:17

your God. I am the LORD All-Powerful, and I warned you about the terrible things that would happen to you if you did not listen to me. You have ignored me, so now disaster will strike you. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 5:3

I answered, “I know that you look for truth. You punished your people for their lies, but in spite of the pain, they became more stubborn and refused to turn back to you.”

Ezekiel 22:24

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Israel that their country is full of sin, and that I, the LORD, am furious!

Ezekiel 24:13

Jerusalem is so full of sin and evil that I can't get it clean, even though I have tried. It will stay filthy until I let loose my fierce anger against it.

Zephaniah 1:6

Nothing will remain of anyone who has turned away and rejected me.

2 Timothy 3:16

Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.

Hebrews 10:22

So let's come near God with pure hearts and a confidence that comes from having faith. Let's keep our hearts pure, our consciences free from evil, and our bodies washed with clean water.